Every photo carries dozens of hidden fields — GPS, camera, timestamps, copyright, thumbnails. Strip all of it in seconds, in your browser, before you share.
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When you take a photo, your camera writes a block of metadata called EXIF into the file. The image you see is just part of what you're sharing.
Latitude and longitude embedded by your phone's camera — accurate to within a few metres. Reveals where the photo was taken, often your home or workplace.
The exact device used — iPhone 15 Pro, Sony A7 IV, etc. — and in some cases the camera body's serial number, which can fingerprint photos back to a specific device.
The original capture timestamp down to the second, including the time zone offset. Hard to spoof later; trivial to read from the raw file.
Full camera-settings dump — useful to other photographers but unnecessary for the public, and a fingerprint that ties an anonymous photo to a known shooter's setup.
Photographer name, copyright string, and the software used to edit (Lightroom, Photoshop, specific app versions). All written into the file when you save.
Many cameras and edit tools embed a small preview thumbnail inside the EXIF block. If you crop or redact a photo before sharing, the original (uncropped) thumbnail can still survive.
Not every photo needs to be cleaned — but when it matters, it really matters.
Some platforms strip metadata on upload; many do not. WhatsApp document mode, Telegram, AirDrop, iMessage, and email all preserve the full EXIF block. Stripping it locally is the only reliable way to be sure.
Stock sites and direct clients receive the original file with every field intact — location, gear, edit history. Most photographers want to keep copyright but remove everything else.
Camera serial numbers, timestamps, and software fingerprints can be used to identify whoever took or edited a photo. Removing EXIF protects both reporter and source.
Real-estate photos, marketplace listings, and dating profile pictures often contain the device owner's GPS history, embedded thumbnails, and personal device info — visible to anyone who downloads the file.
No software to install. Works on any device. Takes under 60 seconds.
Drag and drop any photo — JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, AVIF — into GeoTag.world. Your file is processed entirely in your browser.
GeoTag.world shows you every metadata field — GPS, camera, date, software, copyright — so you can see exactly what would be exposed if you shared the photo as-is.
Clear the metadata and download the cleaned file. For JPEG the image pixels are untouched and only the hidden fields are removed; HEIC, PNG and WebP are re-saved. The downloaded photo is safe to share publicly. (Only the rotation tag stays, so the photo is not shown sideways.)
GeoTag.world reads and strips EXIF metadata in your browser. Files are never uploaded, stored, or logged, so nobody else can access them.
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is a standard for the hidden metadata that cameras and phones write into every photo they take. A single photo can carry dozens of fields — GPS, camera make/model, lens, ISO, shutter speed, date/time, copyright, software version, and even a thumbnail preview — all invisible when you look at the picture but readable by anyone with the file.
For JPEG, no. EXIF metadata is stored separately from the image pixels, so removing it does not change the pixels, resolution or colours. HEIC files are saved as a new JPEG, and PNG and WebP files are re-encoded, so those can change slightly.
On GeoTag.world the two work the same: the Remove GPS and Remove EXIF tools run one full strip, so either one removes the location and also the camera model, serial number, timestamps, ISO/aperture/shutter, lens, author, copyright, software used and embedded thumbnails. Only the rotation tag stays, so the photo is not shown sideways. Some other apps can remove just the location fields; this site always removes everything, which is the safer choice for privacy.
It varies. Instagram and Facebook strip most EXIF when you upload through their main flow. WhatsApp document mode, Telegram, iMessage, AirDrop, email, Google Drive, and Dropbox all preserve the original file with full metadata. The only reliable way to be sure your shared photo is clean is to strip it yourself first.
No. Your photo is read and stripped in your browser with client-side JavaScript. It is never uploaded, stored, or logged, and we have no way to retrieve it.
JPEG, JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, and HEIC/HEIF (iPhone). This covers every major format from iPhones, Android phones, DSLR and mirrorless cameras, and screenshots.
Yes — completely free. You can view the metadata, strip it out, and download the cleaned file right in your browser. No sign-up, no credit, and no card required. Your photo is never uploaded to a server.
Yes. You can clean photos one after another in the same session — no sign-up and no credit needed to strip EXIF and download each cleaned file.
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